A Perkasie man who is working on his second reality show is looking for potential projects for "Restoration Wild" a new series for Animal Planet. Jay Chaikin, who with his wife Ricki, owns JC Woodworking, which reclaims flooring, siding and beams from buildings, was featured in a 2012 National Geographic Channel show, "Abandoned" in which Chaikin and two buddies traveled to abandoned buildings across the country. Last month Animal Planet aired a "sneak peak" at the series with an episode in which Chaikin and his crew converted an old silo into a bar. “We had a blast working on this project and the results are tremendous,” Chaikin...

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